General Meeting

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General Meeting
APALSA

• Welcome! Please sign in, grab some food, and
  fill out the Buddy Program information sheet.

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What is APALSA?
APALSA is whatever you want it to be.
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APALSA is affiliated with

• South Asian Law Students Association (SALSA)
• Pilipino American Law Students (PALS)
• Korean American Law Students Association (KALSA)
• APALSA strongly supports
• Asian Law Journal (ALJ) One of only two
  journals in the country dedicated to critical
  Asian American legal scholarship.
• Coalition for Diversity THE organization for
  progressive political activism at Boalt, dealing
  with issues from admissions policy to faculty
  hiring. Check them out!

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APALSAs goals for 2004-2005

• Develop a strong, conscious, and cohesive
  pan-Asian Pacific American community at, and to
  last beyond, Boalt Hall.
• Continue to support the cause of anti-racism at
  Boalt Hall by engaging the APA community with
  other students of color.
• Help safeguard the sanity of APA 1Ls during what
  may soon reveal itself to be the worst year of
  their academic careers.
• Have a massively good time, subsidized by state
  money (no thanks to the Governator).

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Some of APALSAs planned events for 2004-2005

• Pure fun! Annual Ski Extravaganza, Napa Wine
  Tour, Bowling Tournament, etc. And really just
  lots of hanging out, to the extent you want to.
• Professional assistance, such as the 1L Summer
  Job Panel Get the straight dope from wise 2Ls
  on your summer job search, with none of the
  obfuscation and hidden agendas you will soon come
  to expect from official sources.
• Buddy Program Get to know one special 2L/3L
  much too well.
• Trivia Bowl As seen at your last high school
  and in Better Luck Tomorrow.
• Help out the outside community and gain some
  valuable experience by participating in the
  Immigration Clinic.

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Who is in APALSA?

• Asian Pacific American students at Boalt.
• Non-APA supporters of an enlightened pan-ethnic
  future of California and the United States.
• Some of the best and worst students at Boalt
  Hall.
• Good friends for good times. Good friends for
  bad times.
• Everyone is welcome.

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Board Introductions

• CO-CHAIRS/Asian Despots

IRENE LEE Chicago, IL Mount Holyoke 2001 Enjoys
sleeping, eating, and drinking beer. Got kicked
out of kindergarten twice for crying too much.
DAVID C. YANG Taiwan Monterey Park OC UC
Berkeley 1999 Former EIC of Hardboiled on the
lower campus. No engineering talent whatsoever,
so giving this law thing a try. Still reminisces
about the early to mid 90s, the golden age of
metal.
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Board Introductions
PALS/COMMNS
SALSA/PUBLICITY
SEEMA PATELMission Viejo, CAUC Berkeley
2000 Chair of SALSA, former union organizer,
dancing queen. Quirky Fact about Me  I know
Dave Yang pretty well (and am STILL friends with
him).
CHERYL GALINDO Scripps 2001 Co-Chair of
PALS Enjoys dancesport, and international law.
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Board Introductions

• SOCIAL CHAIRS

EUGENE CHOO Fairfield, CA UC Berkeley 2003 (7
year plan) Semi-retired DJ. Delinquent.
Co-Chair of KALSA.
JUNE YI Millbrae, CA Williams 2002 "I like
candy... A LOT. I like girly drinks (because
they taste kind of like candy)." Recently had
four teeth pulled out.
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Board Introductions
RECRUITMENT CHAIRS
HENRY LAU Brooklyn, NY Yale 2000 Enjoys martial
arts.. fighting the good fight. He is also very
flexible, which ladies appreciate.
LIZ YI NIE Beijing Brooklyn, NY Princeton
2002 Enjoys white wine, Winnie the Pooh, The
Newlyweds. She answers to Lizita-Pita, Lizard,
Lizabrat, Piglet, the Toppler, Nie Big, Head
Junior, and BC.
SHIAO CHIEN Alamo, CA Stanford 2002 Enjoys
dancing, movies and a good book. Interested in
international law and health law.
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Board Introductions
EMPLOYMENT CHAIRS
EMILY PAN Cedar Knolls, NJStanford 2002 A
gourmand and former violinist, Emily enjoys
trashy tabloid magazines, working out,
beachgoing, photography, shopping (i.e. shoes),
and using foul language.  She is the worst bowler
ever and does not know how to ride a bike.
LILY ZHANG Santa Monica, CA Cornell 2003 Went to
same high school and had same teacher as Carson
Daly. Also sat on Baron Davis's lap once.
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Board Introductions

• CAMPUS AFFAIRS

PRISCA BAE Chicago, IL (suburbs of) Columbia
2000 Enjoys travel, politics, social justice,
feminism, cooking, reality dating TV, cheap
pedicures, and muddled drinks. She has a cat
named Salmon, who currently resides with her
parents back in Chicago.
KATIE OYAMA New York, NY Smith 1999 Enjoys candy,
dance, theater, social welfare policy, IP, and
Buidoi Nation Building. She hopes to become the
first female Commissioner of the NBA!
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Board Introductions

• EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

COMMUNITY SERVICE
SUNNY LU Palos Verdes, CA UC Berkeley 2003 Enjoys
politics at all levels, regional food, and tap
dancing Winner of 2003-2004 Most in Need of
Friendster Intervention Award
WANDA HASADSRI Central Valley, CA UC Berkeley
2003 Phoenix Fellow. Really loves The Matrix.
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Board Introductions

• TREASURER

ACADEMIC CHAIR
GRACE Crime Lord KIM Walnut, CA UC Berkeley
2002 Enjoys travel, naps, and art. Wrote a memo
about Tupac for job this summer. Once tore left
earlobe in half from tugging on an earring.
STEFANI DELLI QUADRI Granada Hills, CA UCLA
2002 Enjoys sleeping, watching TV, and eating.
She loves Alias, the OC and Nip/Tuck. She
studied in Bologna, Italy for a year and is
fluent in Italian.
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Board Introductions

• CONFERENCE CHAIRS

CELINA LEE Korea Orange County MIT 2001 Enjoys
travel, music, and cooking
ANDREW LEE NY, NY Cornell 1999 Enjoys music,
sports, technology and travel
ELLIE KIM Hawaii UC San Diego 2003 Enjoys
photography, flute, and travel. Some people
tell me Im random...Whatever they mean by that!
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New member introductions

• Name
• Home town/College
• An interesting fact about yourself, your favorite
  movie, or your favorite musician

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Lets get down to business

• Angel Island Tentatively scheduled for this
  Sat. 9/4, but its Labor Day weekend. Well do
  it if theres sufficient interest sign up after
  the meeting.
• Buddy Program Please turn in your information
  sheets after the meeting or later to Henry Laus
  locker (488).
• 1L Reps Be on the board! We need 2-3 1Ls to be
  historians and to assist the External Chair.
  Email dcyang_at_berkeley.edu with a short statement
  of interest.
• Dues 20/semester, or 30/year, but check out
  what you get ...

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APALSA Member Benefits

• Subsidized Events APALSA events are open to
  everyone, but members pay less!
• Exclusive Access to the APALSA Office/Club House
  Complete with fridge, microwave, closet,
  couches.
• Buddy Program A seasoned 2L/3L buddy at your
  beck and call.
• Official APALSA T-Shirt New design to
  intimidate all other law school club t-shirts.
  New this year womens sizes available.
• APALSA Outline Bank and Library of Study Aids
• And a Sense of Deep Personal Gratification

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Next Steps/Upcoming Events

• Sign up!
• Angel Island sign up sheet
• Dues 30 (w/ shirt size) / Grace Kims locker
  (478)
• Buddy Program info sheet / Henry Laus locker
  (488)
• 1L Rep statement / email dcyang_at_berkeley.edu
• Wed. 9/1 Immigration Clinic Training
• Sat. 9/4 Angel Island (tentative)
• Sat. 9/11 Buddy Picnic
• Check out the complete calendar at
  http//groups.yahoo.com/group/apalsa_at_boalt/cal